 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - American literature - 1903 - 600 pages
...next morning, and discussed by the little company that called in as usual. "They read it," he says, "commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...some character among us for learning and ingenuity." It is not strange that he continued his anonymous communications for some time. The apprenticeship,... | |
 | Readers - 1903 - 362 pages
...in the morning, and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite pleasure of rinding it met with their approbation, and that, in their different guesses at the author, none were... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.) - 1904 - 520 pages
...in the morning, and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that perhaps they were not really so very good ones as... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1905 - 354 pages
...in the morning, and communicated to his writing friends when they call'd in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that perhaps they were not really so very good ones as... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - United States - 1905 - 422 pages
...in the morning, and communicated to his writing friends, when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as I then believed... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 238 pages
...in the morning, and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that perhaps they were not really so very good ones as... | |
 | Readers - 1907 - 284 pages
...in the morning, and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose, now, that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that, perhaps, they were not really so very good ones... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1908 - 430 pages
...in the morning, and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that perhaps they were not really so very good ones as... | |
 | Mary Caroline Crawford - Boston (Mass.) - 1908 - 500 pages
...in the morning, and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that perhaps they were not really BO very good ones as... | |
 | MARY CAROLINE CRAWFORD - 1908 - 540 pages
...in the morning, and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that perhaps they were not really so very good ones as... | |
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They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite pleasure of finding it met with their approbation, and that, in their different guesses at the author, none were named but men of some character among us for learning and ingenuity. 
